Feminine dossier · first seen 1935
Karis
Stable Decline
Gradual decline from 2012
Peak era
2012
Peak births
310
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Z
Quick answers about Karis
How many people are named Karis?
An estimated 6,551 living Americans are named Karis.
How rare is Karis?
Karis is uncommon among babies today, with 94 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 69.7% from its 2012 peak.
How old is the typical Karis?
The median age of a living American named Karis is approximately 18 years, with most bearers falling between 12 and 26 years old.
Is Karis still popular?
Not especially. Karis has been declining since its 2012 peak and registered 94 births in 2025.
Where is Karis most common?
Karis has its strongest geographic signal in Virginia, where it appears 2.1× more often than the national baseline.
1935Peak 20122025
Peak year
2012
Decline from peak
69.7%
2025
94
All-time
6,744
Where it lives now
Karis is most concentrated in Virginia — about 2.1× the national rate in the 2010s. It also runs high in North Carolina and Georgia.
States where Karis is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.